Exinda CLI: IP

Overview

This article provides information regarding the Exinda CLI command ip which is used to configure IP network settings.

NOTE: The following syntax convention is used:

{}: Options are enclosed in braces and are separated by '|'
[]: Optional keywords are enclosed in brackets
<>: User input is required where variables are enclosed in greater-than and less-than symbols

The table below details the different commands which are used for the configuration of the IP network settings:

Action Description	Commands	Parameter Description
To configure a default IPv4 gateway	`ip default-gateway {<IPv4 address>\|<interface>}`	<IPv4 address> - Set the next-hop IP address <interface> - Set the interface name
To configure a DNS server	`ip name-server <IPv4 or IPv6 address>`	Not Applicable
To configure the kernel neighbor table size	`ip neighbour size <size>`	Not Applicable
To ensure a static host mapping for the current hostname	`ip map-hostname`	Not Applicable
To add a domain name to use when resolving hostnames	`ip domain-list <domain-name>`	Not Applicable
To add a static IPv4 route	`ip route <network-prefix> [{<netmask>\|<mask-length>} <next hop IP address or interface name>`	<network-prefix> - IP address <netmask> - e.g. 255.255.255.0 <mask-length> - e.g. /24
To configure netflow export	`ip flow-export`	For more information refer to CLI: Netflow.

You can also configure the global DHCP settings by using the ip command.

Action Description	Commands
Configure DHCP settings for the default gateway. Do not install a default gateway from DHCP if there is already a statically configured one.	`ip dhcp default-gateway yield-to-static`
Specify the hostname to be sent during DHCP client negotiation (if send-hostname is enabled)	`ip dhcp hostname <homename>`
Set the interface from which non-interface-specific configuration (resolver and routes) will be accepted via DHCP	`ip dhcp primary-intf <interface-name>`
Enable the DHCP client to send a hostname during the negotiation	`ip dhcp send-hostname`

Configure eth1 with address 192.168.0.98 /24, gateway 192.168.0.1 and Bridge br1 enabled.

interface eth1 ip address 192.168.0.98 /24
ip default-gateway 192.168.0.1
bridge br1 enable

Enable IPv6 autoconfig (SLAAC) on interface eth1
```
interface eth1 ipv6 address autoconfig
```
Configure a DNS server
```
ip name-server 192.168.0.1
```

To configure interface specific settings (e.g., address or speed/duplex/mtu), use the interface command.
To configure the IPv6 settings, use the ipv6 command.

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